2-14. South Carolina Forestry Commission Fire Statistics: Fiscal Years 1991-1995

                               FOREST LAND        NON-FOREST LAND                   ALL LANDS
                                                                                                 
                            NUMBER                                                          AVERAGE AREAS
                  TOTAL     FOREST    FOREST     NUMBER      ACRES      TOTAL                PER % AREA
                  AREA      LAND       LAND    NON-FOREST NON-FOREST   NO. ALL     TOTAL            
 FISCAL YEAR    PROTECTED   FIRES     BURNED     FIRES      BURNED    LAND FIRES   ACRES    FIRE   BURNED

    1991       12,558,258   3,660    27,337.1      669     3,198.6      4,329    30,535.7    7.1    0.24

    1992       12,558,258   5,619    34,970.4    1,599     6,864.6      7,331    41,835.0    5.7    0.33

    1993       12,558,258   3,179    21,447.0      673     2,931.0      3,852    24,379.0    6.3    0.19

    1994       12,706,603   5,671    35,373.2      797     4,700.8      6,468    40,074.0    6.2    0.32

    1995       12,706,603   2,824    14,354.3      553     2,170.2      3,377    16,524.5    4.9    0.13

  FIVE-YEAR
   AVERAGE     12,617,596   4,191    26,696.4      858     3,973.0      5,071    30,669.6    6.0    0.24

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